2022 League1 Ontario season (women)

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League1 Ontario
Women's Division
Season2022
DatesApril 22 – July 24 (regular season)
Champions NDC Ontario
Regular season champions Vaughan Azzurri
Matches played189
Goals scored682 (3.61 per match)
Top goalscorer Olivia Smith (18 goals)
← 2021
2023 →

The 2022 League1 Ontario season is the seventh season of play for Women's Division of League1 Ontario, a Division 3 women's soccer league in the Canadian soccer league system and the highest level of soccer based in the Canadian province of Ontario.

Contents

NDC Ontario defeated Alliance United FC in the final to win the league championship. As NDC Ontario was unavailable to participate in the League1 Canada Interprovincial Championship due to scheduling issues, Alliance United instead represented the league, finishing in third place.

Format and changes

After the 2021 season format was adjusted into a shorter-season form with some teams opting out due to the COVID-19 pandemic, [1] the league will return to a single table format with all clubs for the 2022 season. [2] With the league set to split into a multi-division format with promotion-relegation beginning in 2024, the points obtained in this season will contribute to the original placement of clubs in 2024, with the points from the 2022 season (weighted at 75%) being added to the points teams obtain in the 2023 season (weighted at 100%) to determine the placements. [3]

The top-six teams in the regular season qualified for the playoffs with the top-two teams receiving first round byes. The semi-finals were played on July 30 and 31 with the final on August 6. [4] NDC Ontario won the championship and qualified for the Women's Interprovincial Championship in Laval, Quebec. [5]

Clubs

The women's division has grown to 20 teams through expansion. Burlington SC, Electric City FC, Simcoe County Rovers, St. Catharines Roma Wolves, and the Canada Soccer National Development Centre Ontario join the league as expansion teams, [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] ProStars FC returns as a new club as well having previously competed for one season in 2015. [11] Guelph Union and Waterloo United will make their official Premier Division debuts, after having opted out of the main division last season, having fielded teams in either the short-season Summer Championship or Reserve divisions instead. [1]

The following clubs are set to participate in the league.

Women's division
TeamCityPrincipal stadiumHead Coach
Alliance United FC Scarborough (Toronto) Centennial College Angelo Cavalluzzo
Blue Devils FC Oakville Sheridan College TrafalgarNatalie Bukovec
Burlington SC Burlington Haber CentreNeil Wilson
BVB IA Waterloo Waterloo Warrior Field, University of Waterloo John O'Brien
Darby FC Clarington South Courtice TurfGraeme Burns
Electric City FC Peterborough Fleming College StadiumRandy Ribeiro
Guelph Union Guelph Alumni Stadium Onkar Dhillon
Hamilton United Hamilton Ron Joyce Stadium Charles Ivanov
FC London London Portuguese Club of LondonGarett Peters
NDC Ontario Vaughan Ontario Soccer Stadium Joey Lombardi
North Mississauga SC Mississauga Churchill Meadows Peyvand Mossavat
North Toronto Nitros Toronto Downsview Park Chris Vickers
Pickering FC Pickering Pickering Soccer Centre & Kinsmen ParkDmitri Ovtchinnikov
ProStars FC Brampton Victoria Park Stadium Szabi Bozsoky
Simcoe County Rovers FC Barrie J.C Massie Field, Georgian College Zack Wilson
St. Catharines Roma Wolves St. Catharines Roma Park – Under Armour FieldDavide Massafra
Tecumseh SC Tecumseh University of Windsor Stadium Daniel Mendonca
Unionville Milliken SC Unionville (Markham) Bill Crothers Secondary School Paul Omoghan
Vaughan Azzurri Vaughan North Maple Regional ParkJorden Feliciano
Woodbridge Strikers Woodbridge (Vaughan)Vaughan GroveDavid Porco

Premier Division

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Vaughan Azzurri 191531508+4248Playoff semifinals
2 NDC Ontario (C)1914416215+4746
3 Woodbridge Strikers 1912614015+2542Play-in round
4 FC London 1913244720+2741
5 Simcoe County Rovers FC 1912524823+2541
6 Alliance United FC 1911444620+2637
7 North Toronto Nitros 1910635116+3536
8 Electric City FC 1910274519+2632
9 North Mississauga SC 199194239+328
10 Darby FC 189094036+427
11 St Catharines Roma Wolves 1981102829−125
12 Tecumseh SC 197483132−125
13 Guelph Union 197392828024
14 Unionville Milliken SC 1871102757−3022
15 Blue Devils FC 1954102139−1819
16 BVB IA Waterloo 1943122853−2515
17 Pickering FC 193313952−4312
18 Hamilton United 1931151759−4210
19 ProStars FC 1913151363−506
20 Burlington SC 191018959−503
Updated to match(es) played on August 7, 2022. Source: League1 Ontario
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) goal differential; 4) goals for; 5) away goals differential; 6) away goals for; 7) home goals differential; 8) home goals for; 9) head-to-head record; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots. [12]
(C) Champions

Playoffs

Quarter-finals

July 27, 2022 FC London 4–3 Simcoe County Rovers FC London, Ontario
8:30 PM Benati Soccerball shade.svg9', 35'
Hicks Soccerball shade.svg23'
Milligan Soccerball shade.svg31'		 Report Desa Soccerball shade.svg29'
Siwula Soccerball shade.svg75', 90'		Stadium: Tricar Field


Semi-finals

July 30, 2022 Vaughan Azzurri 1–2 Alliance United Vaughan, Ontario
6:00 PM Chouhan Soccerball shade.svg75' Report Cheung Soccerball shade.svg9'
Parkes Soccerball shade.svg19'		Stadium: North Maple Regional Park
July 30, 2022 NDC Ontario 2–0 FC London Brampton, Ontario
8:00 PM Watson Soccerball shade.svg72'
Allen Soccerball shade.svg76'		 Report Stadium: Save Max Sports Centre

Final

August 6, 2022 NDC Ontario 3–1 Alliance United Vaughan, Ontario
7:30 PM Rose Soccerball shade.svg7', 15'
Maalouf Soccerball shade.svg64'		 Report Parkes Soccerball shade.svg8'Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre
Referee: Amanda Kwan

Statistics

Statistics include regular season matches only, not playoff matches.

League honours

Awards

AwardPlayerTeamRef
Most Valuable Player Julia Benati FC London [13]
Young Player of the Year (U20) Olivia Smith North Toronto Nitros
Coach of the Year Joey Lombardi NDC Ontario
Goalkeeper of the Year Jadyn Steinhauer FC London
Defender of the Year Zoe Markesini NDC Ontario
Midfielder of the Year Julia Benati FC London
Forward of the Year Olivia Smith North Toronto Nitros
Golden Boot Olivia Smith North Toronto Nitros

League All-Stars

The following players were named League1 Ontario All-Stars for the 2022 season: [14]

The following players were named League1 Ontario Premier Division U18 All-Stars for the 2022 season: [15]

U18 All-Star Team

PlayerPosition
Gurleen Toor (Alliance United) Goalkeeper
Ella Ottey (NDC Ontario) Defender
Zoe Markesini (NDC Ontario) Defender
Renee Watson (NDC Ontario) Defender
Sarah Rollins (North Toronto) Defender
Hannah Anderson (Alliance United) Midfielder
Sadie Waite (London) Midfielder
Alanna Raimondo (NDC Ontario) Midfielder
Nia Fleming-Thompson (Vaughan Azzurri) Forward
Olivia Smith (North Toronto) Forward
Amanda Allen (NDC Ontario) Forward

Summer Reserve Division

The Reserve Division will return with each Premier Division club fielding one or more teams, as well as some other non-Premier League OPDL clubs.

North East Division

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 North Toronto Nitros B129213410+2429Advance to playoffs
2 Unionville Milliken SC B (C)128223917+2226
3Richmond Hill SC128133717+2025
4 Alliance United FC B127232615+1123
5 Vaughan Azzurri B127053620+1621
6 FC Durham 126333118+1321
7 Woodbridge Strikers B125072420+415
8 Simcoe County Rovers FC B122371726−99
9 Aurora FC 121110933−244
10 Darby FC B120012380−770
Source: Standings
(C) Champions

West Division

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Guelph Union B12831259+1627Advance to playoffs
2 Hamilton United B128043420+1424
3Cambridge United126422012+822
4 North Mississauga SC B116053522+1318
5 Blue Devils FC B105231510+517
6 BVB IA Waterloo B114161221−913
7Whitecaps London124081321−812
8 Tecumseh SC B104061119−812
9 ProStars FC B113171626−1010
10 FC London B112181132−217
Source: Standings

Central Division

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Woodbridge Strikers C121110534+4934Advance to playoffs
2 Blue Devils FC C127233116+1523
3 Simcoe County Rovers FC C116231921−220
4 Tecumseh SC C86022612+1418
5 North Toronto Nitros C123361723−612
6 Vaughan Azzurri C103071418−49
7 Unionville Milliken SC C9306733−269
8 Hamilton United C120012444−400
Source: Standings

Playoffs

Semifinals Championship Game
      
NE1 North Toronto Nitros B2
W1 Guelph Union B 0
NE1 North Toronto Nitros B 0
WC Unionville Milliken SC B1
C1 Woodbridge Strikers C 2(3)
WC Unionville Milliken SC B2(4)

Fall Reserve Division

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 North Toronto Nitros Reserves (O)9702246+1821Advance to playoffs
2 Tecumseh SC Reserves9621226+1620
3Cambridge United94321610+615
4 Simcoe County Rovers FC Reserves94321412+215
5 Vaughan Azzurri Reserves942398+114
6 Unionville Milliken SC Reserves9225413−98
7 FC London Reserves9126420−165
8 ProStars FC Reserves9108321−183
Source: Standings
(O) Play-off winners

Playoffs

Semifinals Championship Game
      
1 North Toronto Nitros Reserves 5
4 Simcoe County Rovers FC Reserves 1
1 North Toronto Nitros Reserves 0(4)
2 Tecumseh SC Reserves 0(2)
2 Tecumseh SC Reserves 1
3 Cambridge United 0

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